Brassiere



Sept. 26, 1950 J. J. SELLAROLE BRASSIERE Filed Dec.

( gr vuem/bm/ JOSEPH J. SELLAIROILEY Patented Sept. 26, s 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRASSIERE Joseph 5. Sellarole, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application December 12, 1947, Serial No. 791,234

This invention resides in the provision of a brassiere which is constructed and arranged as to the breast cups thereof to afiord the improvements and advantages as follows:

1. A series of spaced concentric stitches which maintain the breast cups in such shape and position as will mold the breasts and support therr in natural form.

2. A series of stitches extending radiallyfrom the apex or center of each cup to the base thereof, for maintaining the cup in such shape and position as will cause the breast to be extended from the body in a natural position and shape.

3. A relative stiff keystone segment of V- shape extending from the top center of each cup to the apex of the cup and anchored to the shoulder straps to serve as suspension means for the concentric stitches and as a means for taking the strains and stresses of supporting and holding the cup close to the body with the breast maintained properly in the cup and in natural form.

4. The cooperation of the concentric stitches, the radial stitches and the keystone segment to maintain each cup in a predetermined conical cup-form without deformation and sagging under the :weightand pressure of the breast and to prevent the cup from being pulled away from the body.

5. Anovel segmental formation of each cup in which the segments are stitched together to form the cup and the cup is thereafter stitched with concentric and radial stitches to give it a per- 3 Claims. (01. 2-42) 2 top segment while the radial stitches are shown as supported by the concentric stitches to form a spider-web frame for supporting the.. cloth segments, and I Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the segments for forming the cup as before being stitched together.

As shown in the accompanying drawing my improved brassiere includes a body encircling band A, a pair of especially formed cups B and shoulder straps C, there being a suitable clasp or catch for the ends of the band which ends and clasp are not shown as they may be on any conventional form and constitute no part of the present invention.

In carrying out this invention each of the 7 identical cups B is preferably formed as shown manent and predetermined form best to fit, mold and support the breasts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a close fitting and form retaining brassiere which will afford maximum comfort while molding and supporting the breasts in a natural manner.

With the foregoing objects in View, together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the stitches being represented as supported from the in Fig. 4 of five segments designated 5, 6, I, 8 and 9 and made of any suitable flexible fabric. The segments 5 and 6 form the bottom half of the cup and together are substantially semicircular. The segments I, 8 and 9 form the top half of the cup and all the segments providefor the formation of a substantially conical cup with a peaked or pointed portion at its top center. Consequently the segments l and 8 are trapezoidal in form and are matched to the segments 5 and 6 so as to leave a V-shaped gap between the two trapezoidal segments as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The other segment 9 is fitted in this V-shaped gap and is V-shaped or keystone shaped except that its base or upper end is peaked in an inverted V-shape and has inclined edges which align with the inclined upper edges of segments '1 and 8. This keystone segment 9 is preferably relatively stiiT being made of stiff cloth or in multiple thicknesses. As here shown it is of double thickness and has its apex or smaller end at the center of the cup and its wider end-or base at the top center of the cup, the vertical center line of the cup passing through the longitudinal medial line of the segment.

The several segments arranged as shown in Fig. 4 are lapped and stitched together to form five seams 10 extending radially from the center to the outer margins of the cup as shown in Fig. 1.

After the segments are stitched together to form the cups, each cup is stitched so as to form a series of concentric stitches II which begin at the center or apex of the cup as a small circle and progress as increasingly enlarged circles in concentric relation out to a point adjacent the outer margin of the cup.

These concentric stitches are begun and ended at the top or keystone segment 9 and therefore 3 I are in efiect suspended from segment 9 to serve as supporting loops for the segments thereby to give the :cup adequate support and maintain it in conical form.

It should here be noted that any flxible brassiere cup Whether formed of segments as here shown or otherwise provided will be improved as to its form-retaining, supporting and nonsagging qualities when provided with the concentric stitches of this invention although the segmental and keystone formation as here :provided add the advantages hereinbefore noted and make for a better brassiere.

To assure that the cups will take and maintain the desired conical form and resist stretching and sagging and particularly to set the cup outwardly from the body with an even pressure or pull throughout from the apex to the outer edge of the 7 cup, I make in each cup a series of radial stitches I2 which extend from the apex of the cup to the outer edges thereof, thereby finishing the cup.

After the cups are made as aforesaid they are fitted on and stitched as at 3 to the body of the brassiere with their apical or peaked upper ends on substantially the vertical center lines of the cups. The shoulder straps C are fixed to the tops of the keystone segments 9 of the cups to complete the brassiere. As here shown the straps C have Y-shaped ends It stitched to the upper ends of the segments 9 on opposite sides of the center line of the segments so as to exert an even pull thereon.

Fig. 3 illustrates how the keystone segments in extending to the centers of the cups act as extensions of the shoulder straps and as supports for the portions of thecups suspended therefrom.

The concentric stitches act as supporting rings to inhibit sagging and deformation of the cup, being in effect supporting hoops or bands for those por-v tions of the cups suspended from the segments 9. I

The radial stitches l3 tie in with the concentric stitches to form a spider-web frame for the cloth segments of the cup and to assure that the cup will stand out effectively without deformation.

Itwill now be apparent that the cups hereof I will achieve the desired results as to desired molding or shaping and proper support of the breasts without inflicting any discomfort on the wearer and will give the supported breasts a natural ap- While I have shown and described a specific embodiment of my invention I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction set forth,

and the invention embraces such changes, modifications and equivalents of the parts and their formation and arrangement as come within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a brassiere: a pair of breast cups of substantially conical form, each breast cup formed by providing a pair of quadrant-typesegments at the lower half thereof, and a pair of trapezoidal segments and a V-shaped segment interposed therebetween for the upper half thereof, the V- shaped segment having its apex at the approximate center of the cup, with its base disposed at the approximate top center of the cup, all of the said segments being stitched together along their contiguous edges.

2. In a brassiere: a pair of breast cups of substantially conical form, each breast cup formed by providing a pair of quadrant-type segments at the lower half thereof, and a pair of trapezoidal segments and a V-shaped segment interposed therebetween for the upper half thereof, the V- shaped segment having its apex at the approximate center of the cup, with its base disposed at the approximate top center of the cup, all of the said segments being stitched together along their contiguous edges, and each breast cup being provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced concentric stitches encircling said cup between the center thereof and the outer margin thereof.

3. In a brassiere: a pair of breast cups of substantially conical form, each breast cup formed by providing a pair of quadrant-type segments at the lower half thereof, and a pair of trapezoidal segments and a V-shaped segment interposed therebetween for the upper half thereof, the V-shaped segment having its apex at the approximate center of the cup, with its base disposedat the approximate top center ofthe cup, all of the said segments being stitched together along their contiguous edges, and equally spaced radial single stitches extending from the center of the cup to the margin thereof and intersecting said concentric stitches.

' JOSEPH J. SELLAROLE.

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